Who is a booster?

Are of have ever been a member of a booster organization that supports Alabama Athletics;

Have made financial contributions to the athletics department or a booster organization;

Are or have ever been involved with the recruitment of a prospect;

Have provided or are providing benefits to an enrolled student-athlete or their relatives or friends;

Have otherwise been involved in promoting the University of Alabama's athletics program (e.g., alumni and friends);

Provided or have helped to arrange employment for student-athletes;

Are the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of an enrolled student-athlete;

Are or ever have been a season ticket holder.

Some examples of boosters are: fans, undergraduate students, graduate students, all university faculty, staff and other employees and alumni. (This is not an exhaustive list.)

Is it possible to be become a booster without doing anything listed above? Yes. The NCAA has developed a four-part test to determine whether or not an individual has become a booster and/or provided a student-athlete, their relatives or friends with an impermissible benefit. If any of the following statements are true then providing benefits to prospects or student-athletes, their relatives and friends can result in the student-athlete being rendered ineligible and cause the individual providing the benefit to be classified as a booster:

The relationship between the student-athlete (or parents of the student-athlete) and the individual providing the benefits developed as a result of the student-athlete's participation in athletics or their reputation as an athlete; or

The relationship began only after the athlete became a prospect; or

The relationship began only after the athlete had achieved notoriety due to his or her athletic ability or reputation; or

The pattern of giving and/or frequency of giving increased after the athlete attained notoriety as a skilled athlete (e.g., purchased small gifts in the past and now purchase a television or other large gift).

Once a Booster ... Always a Booster. According to the NCAA, once an individual has been identified as a booster, he or she retains this identity forever.